EST. 1988 . . . Welcome to the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame web site as we continue from a Silver Past to our 31st Year in existence . . . Nominations for the Class of 2018 are now being accepted (Deadline is May 9, 2018) - Hit the "Nominations" Tab at the top of our web page for information on nominating a candidate to be considered for the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2018, our Vice President and Nominations Chairman Bob Aguirre can be reached at suebob5846@gmail.com . . . "From a Silver Past to a Golden Future - - We Honor Excellence" . . . For Wednesday April 25, 2018 we continue our El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame "Fab Four" Honorees Roll Call: Class of 1989 Honoree Michael “Big Mike” Simon who was a perennial All Star in the old Arizona-Texas League, Mexican League and Military League play and he declined an offer to sign and play with the Chicago Cubs and El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame Board of Director and Class of 1997 Honoree Michael Kevin Williams who pitched for Texas Tech University, coached Hanks High School to multiple District and Bi-District championships, earned multiple High School “Coach of the Year” awards and he won the National High School Baseball Coaching Bronze Award from Scholastic Coach Magazine in 1988 . . . The Elected Class of 2018 will be honored on Sunday August 19 at our annual Banquet at the Wyndham Hotel . . . "Thank You" for your continued support!
Leo Caraveo
President
Robert “Bob” Aguirre
Vice President
Raul Real y Vasquez
Treasurer
Dana Eisenga
Secretary
Ruben Porras
Inducted in 1991
Led Bowie High School to 1949 Texas High School State Championship
Graduated from Bowie in 1951 after leading Bears to Bi-District playoffs in 1950
Turned down a scholarship to pitch for Idaho University and started professional career in 1951 with the El Paso Texans
In 1951, the Texans opened their exhibition season against the New York Yankees and fresh out of high school he pitched against Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra and Hank Bauer
In 1952 he injured his arm pitching in the Mexican Winter League
Following two years of military service with the US Army he tried to resume his career but his arm never recaptured its magic
He attributes his success to his legendary Coach Nemo Herrera at Bowie High School who, “not only taught him the fundamentals of baseball but how to win”.
